Combined advertising device and temporary savings bank



May 22, 1923. 2 1,456,133 R. D. KNl GHT v COMBINED KDVER'IISING DEVICE AND TEMPORARY SAVINGS BANK Filed April 28. 1920 Aim/way Patented May 252, "M23.

RICHARD I). KNIGHT, 01F PROVIDENCE, ELI-EDDIE ISLAND; GRACE 1?. KN'EGLT ELECUIRIK F SAID RICHARD D. KNIGHT, DECEASED.

COIiEBIIlED ADVERTISING DEVICE AND TEB'LPORARY SAVINGS BANK.

Application filed April 23, 182). Serial No. 377,253

T 0 all about it may concern: 1

Be it known that l, RICHARD D. KNIGHT, iaterial and in any desired shape, but which a citizen of the United States, and resident is usually made in some fanciful or attracof the city of Providence. in the county of tive form for advertising purposes.

5 Providence and State of Rhode island, have 'Through the upper portion of this plate is in ented certain new and usefullmproveformed a slot 11 which may be of any suit- 60 ments in Combined Advertising Devices and able size or shape but which is preferably Temporary Savings Banks, of which the folformed narrow, to permit the passing of lowing; is a specification. 001115 t ethroug This invention relates to a combined ad- To obtain the savings-bank feature of this vertising device and temporary savings device I have provided an envelop 13 which bank, and has for its object to provide such may be of paper cloth or other suitable maa device in which the money-receptacle is in terial. the same being}; preferably provided the form of an. envelop secured to the back with two flaps or lips 18 and 142, the inner of an advertising card or plate, in such a side of flap 14 being preferably gummed manner as to permit the coin or money to whereby it may be cemented and so perma- 70 be deposited therein through a slot in the nently secured to the back of the plate beplate, the envelop being so connected to the neath the slot 11. back of the plate as to cover the coin slot, The upper lip or flap is turned upwardly and also to permit the envelop to be freely to lie against the back of the plate above the sung out at an angle to the plane of the slot 11 and is adiustably secured by means plate. to serve as a supporting standard of a strip 15 of material, which extends therefor. the attaching means being such as across the flap, the ends of which strip are to permit the envelop to be as readily swung cemented to the back of the plate at 16 on back to lie flat against the plate, to facilitate either side of the flap; by which'construcshipping. tion this upper flap may he slid up and down The nature and advantages of the inventhrough this slot whereby the envelop may tion will be better understood when the folbe caused to lie flat against the back of the lowing detail description is taken in conplate to facilitate storing): and shipping the nection with the accompanying drawings, device or when desired the envelop may be the invention residing in the combination swung outwardly into the position illustrated and arrangement of parts as claimed. in Figures 1 and 2 to also serve as a standard In the drawings forming part of this for supporting the plate in an inclined p0- specification, like numerals of reference insition. which swinging movement causes the dicate similar parts in the several views and flap 13 to slide beneath its securing strip.

wherein It will be noted that if this flap 13 is not 90 Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating permitted to slide and adjust itself the enmy combined advertising device and tempovelop would not swing readily but would rary savings bank. the latter also serving as become wrinkled in being moved from one a standard for supporting the advertising position to the other.

plate in an inclined position. Another feature of this construction is Figure 2 is a central sectional edge elevathat by the use of this securing strip mem tion of the device. illustrating a number of her when the bank becomes filled and it is coins as having been deposited in the bank. desired to remove its contents, the sealing:

Figure 3 is a back view of the plate, showstrip may be broken and the contents readily ingr the envelop attached thereto. removed; the envelop may then be again Figure 4 is a detail of the envelop, showsealed by cementing a fresh strip across its ing the two flaps at the end thereof. upper flap, which operation may be repeated Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating as many times as desired without in any way the strip of material which is fastened over injuring the envelop.

one of the envelop flaps to adjustably secure The device is extremely simple and practhis flap to the back of the plate. tical in construction and by its use an attrac- Referring to the drawings, 10 designates tive advertising device is provided which the front plate of the device, which may be will be permanently retained by the recipient made of paper, cardboard or any suitable 55 on account of its utility, and not thrown away or destroyed as lsthefate of many advertising (IlGVlCGS.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated,

but I desire it to'be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanicalchanges to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

- ,I claimi 1; A combined advertising device and savings bank comprising a front display plate having a coin-receiving slot therethrough,

and a coin-retaining envelop havlng two end flaps extending in opposite directions and secured to the back of said plate on oppos te sides of said slot to receive COHIS passed through the slot into its month which is.

thus held; open.

'2. A combined advertising; device and savings bank comprising 'avfront display plate.

having acoin-slot therethroug'h, a coin-receivin envelo havin two end fla s one h o to t a 1 permanently and the other adjustably secured to the back of said plate on opposite securing itto said plate whereby said envelop may be swung out from said plate to serve as a support ng standard thereforand also swingback to lie smoothly against said plate when desired. a

4. A combined display devlce and coin receptaole comprisinga display card having a slot therein and an envelope. secured to the card and constituting a support for said display cardpsaid envelope having an opening registering with the slot in the display i cards p a p In testimony whereof I affix my slgnature.

moi-man D. KNIGHT. 

